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U.S. airlines - passenger load factor 2004-2022

Published by Statista Research Department, May 31, 2023

In 2022, U.S. airlines reported a passenger load factor of 83.07 percent on domestic and international flights, up from 73.75 percent registered the previous year. The passenger load factor is measured by dividing revenue passenger miles by available seat miles for a reporting period.

Passenger load factor* of U.S. airlines from 2004 to 2022

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Characteristic	Passenger load factor
2022	83.07%
2021	73.75%
2020	58.79%
2019	84.65%
2018	83.72%
2017	83.51%
2016	83.42%
2015	83.78%
2014	83.43%
2013	83.13%
2012	82.8%
2011	82.1%
2010	82.07%
2009	80.41%
2008	79.54%
2007	79.93%
2006	79.23%
2005	77.64%
2004	75.48%

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Details: Worldwide; 2004 to 2022

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Source

US Department of Transportation

Survey by

US Department of Transportation

Published by

US Department of Transportation

Source link

bts.gov

Release date

2023

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2004 to 2022

Supplementary notes

* All values are for scheduled flights only.
The figures have been rounded.
Please select "All U.S. Carriers" from the drop-down list to retrieve the correct data.
No release date was given by the source.

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